Sunday, December 16, 2012
With the winter season officially upon us, the best place to get a front row seat for all the action is your area gymnasiums. Last year, Oxbow and Hartford claimed state titles. Who will be this season’s Cinderella? …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
The fresh air, peace of mind and anonymity found in Vermont’s small towns are what Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor have found in Barnard, their summer home for 35 years. But Barnard has one thing that those other …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
To the Editor: Finally, the president is getting it right — negotiating from strength. Tim Geithner has now said the administration will let the GOP drive us over the Fiscal Bluff if they keep refusing to increase tax rates on income over $250,000. That’s the only way to …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Barnard — Two weeks ago, Erik and Laurel Tobiason headed down to Staten Island, N.Y. Their foster daughter’s brother-in-law was in trouble following Sandy, and they wanted to help out. The relation was distant, but the help still mattered. “They were just floundering,” Laurel Tobiason said. “They were …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Bethel — Whitcomb High athletic director Willy Walker is always grappling with the need to find more athletic opportunities at his tiny high school. His latest idea has everything to do with grappling. At least four Hornets will join the wrestling team at neighboring Randolph Union High School …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Woodstock — During this special season, undefeated Woodstock football team’s most impressive facet may be its brilliant special-teams play. While outscoring opponents 507-89 through a 10-0 start — that’s an average score of 51-9 — the Wasps have …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Windsor — Democrats appear to have retained their hold on the three Windsor County Senate seats. Incumbents John Campbell of Quechee, Dick McCormack of Bethel and Alice Nitka of Ludlow, held a solid lead over their Republican challengers, …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Young Writers Let Their Imaginations Take Flight With Poetry and Prose Each week, Young Writers Project receives several hundred submissions from students in Vermont and New Hampshire in response to writing prompts and we select the best for publication here and in 20 other newspapers and on VPR.net. …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Woodstock — How tough would Woodstock be without a slow start? The defending Vermont Division III champion Wasps led by 17 points at the half, then ran roughshod over No. 4 Mount Abraham 58-7 yesterday afternoon in the …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Barnard — Those heading to the polls on Election Day will find themselves face to face with a ballot item a little more grounded than the presidential race. Barnard residents will be able to vote on a handful new zoning regulations on Nov. 6, which they’ll find on …
By Don's Early Light
